My pastor wants everyone in church to speak in tongues. We are Baptist but believe in the gifts and practice them. Does speaking in an unknown tongue gives the evidence that we are spirit filed and saved believers? I have friends who are believers in Jesus and they do not practice this. They lead a spirit filled life and are wonderful people of the faith. What does it mean for the whole church to be toungers in the spirit? Who will this edify and how do we interpret this if everyone is babbling? I for one want to be able to know what is being said. He said that he was in Croatia and spoke in tongue, and the people understood him because he was speaking in their native tongue about the Lord. I love the Lord with all my heart and soul,and I have just only talked to him in my native tongue English in which he knows. In speaking in tongue does that make me a super saint and put me on a higher level than other believers? I think after 20 years, I should be at another level in this spiritual journey. I am trying not to use the word Christian...because my pastor says that is the wrong terminology.. We are saved believers. This sets us apart from others who say and use the term Christian..yet they really are not and to remember Christian is not a denomination. Our mandate is to get them to the church..Lead them to Christ...Form community.... Put them to work within the church and pray for church growth and tongue talkers!!!. Is tongues still needed?...or is it just a preference for those who want it?
Just asking.
Just asking.
One doesn't need to speak in tongues to be saved, Tongues comes with the baptism in the Holy Ghost, which people can received after they are saved.
In every Biblical account of people being baptised in the Holy Ghost, They spoke in tongues, Which makes tongues the Biblical evidence of the baptism in the Holy Ghost.
There are five Biblical accounts of people being baptised in the Holy Ghost.
[1] Acts 2: 4.
[2]Acts 8: 14-21. The word, "Matter", in v21, means, Tongue, dialect language,
They had the same experience as those in Acts 2: 4.
[3]]Acts 9: 17. We know Paul spoke in tongues,
He said he thanks God that he speaks in tongues more then ye all, 1 Cor 14: 18.
[4]Acts 10: 44-46.
[5]Acts 19: 2--6.